There were 3 field records set on November 15th. All-rounder Emerson Boatswain speared a new javelin record of 20.60m in the 10-11 years age group. Tori Sayer set a new hammer record of 28.85m in the 30-39 years group and Tim Musson also set a new hammer record, with 29.85m in the 40-49 years event. …
A weekend of athletic events
Nowra Athletics Club was represented at a variety of events over the weekend. Locally, we had 5 athletes competing in the Husky Half Running Festival on Saturday 4th November. In the 10km race Dean Bryce was 1st in the 50-59 years category and 60th male overall from a total of 175 competitors, finishing in 47.07 …
2 new discus records set on November 1st
Track and Field competition on Wednesday 1st November saw another 2 new records set in the discus circle. Anne Boatswain set a new record in the 40-49 years group with a throw of 23.71m and Kerrie Jones set a new 70+ years record of 16.16m. Congratulations to these athletes who continue to achieve new goals! …
More competition at the AIS
The Capital Athletics Summer Series No 3 event took place at the AIS on Saturday 28th October 2023. Once again, a dedicated group of athletes from Nowra travelled to Canberra to compete on the AIS track. In the 200m, Alisha Mustapic looked strong and finished 4th in 27.30. In the 1500m, Nowra had 5 representatives. In …
Kerrie’s record-breaking throws
There were 2 new records set at Nowra’s Wednesday night Track and Field competition on 26th October, both by our wonderful Masters thrower, Kerrie Jones, who just keeps better with age! Kerrie threw the hammer 21.46m for a new record in the 70+ age group, bettering last week’s throw of 20.83m and threw a new …
Nowra athletes compete at AIS
A dedicated group of Nowra athletes travelled to Canberra on 21st October 2023 to compete in the Summer Series No 2 at the AIS. Newcomer Phillip Ansah competed at his first meet and came away with 2 PB’s; 14.05 in the 100m and 29.93 in the 200m. Tom Brookes ran a PB of 24.51 in …
A record-breaking night in the field
It was a record-breaking night in the field on Wednesday 18th October with 6 new records set by our throwers. Emerson Boatswain speared 20.11m in javelin for a new record in the 10-11 years group. Kerrie Jones also speared a new javelin record, achieving 12.93m in the 70+ age group. Kerrie Jones recorded a 2nd …
Kerrie wins a host of medals at Australian Masters Games
The 19th Edition of the Australian Masters Games was held in Adelaide from 7-14 October 2023. Nowra’s Kerrie Jones travelled with her daughter, Nicola, to compete in a variety of events. Kerrie had a great competition, winning 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze in athletics. In the hammer, Kerrie hurled 19.41m for 1st …
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Track and Field results 11th October
Track and Field competition, week 3, was held on Wednesday October 11th. Evie Binney had a good run in the junior 1000m, finishing in 3:33.62. Tom Smart was 2nd in 3:47.31 and Emerson Boatswain was 3rd in 3:54.05. The senior race was taken out by Toby Dyball in 2:56.70 whilst Hamish McLaren was 2nd in …
NSW All Schools Championships – athletes aged 12-15 years
NSW All Schools Championships for athletes aged 12-15 years was held from Friday 6th October to Sunday 8th October. Nowra had 8 athletes representing the Club and brought home 4 medals. Nic McGill took gold in the 15 years 2000m steeplechase. Nic ran a strong and composed race to achieve a 9 second PB of …
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Anne Boatswain putts a new record on the books!
The second week of Track and Field competition took place on Wednesday 27th September. New member Anne Boatswain had a great start to her involvement with the club, setting a new 40-49 years shot put record with a throw measuring 8.45m. Congratulations Anne. In the high jump there were 4 juniors who cleared over 3m. Evie …
The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship
The 2023 NSW All Schools Athletics Championship for senior athletes aged 16-19 years was held over 3 days, from Saturday 23rd September to Monday 25th September 2023 at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre. This event was combined with the Primary Schools Challenge for athletes aged 10-12 years. Nowra athletes kicked off the competition season in …
Track and Field Pointscore kicks off
Track and Field Pointscore kicked off on Wednesday 20th September. Toby Dyball had a great opening run to take out the senior 600m in 1:29.92. Darcy Davis was 2nd in 1:33.53 and Harrison Baxter was 3rd in 1:34.97. The junior race was won by Archie Higgins in 1:54.11 whilst Mikaela Monkerud was 2nd in 2:03.81 …
September racing in ACT
It was another day of racing in the ACT for a small group of Nowra athletes when the High Noon No 5 meet was held at the AIS Athletics Track on Sunday 17th September 2023. In heat 1 of the 200m, Darcy Davis ran a new PB of 26.43 when he crossed in 5th place. …
Athletes kick off their season at Woden Athletics Track
A group of Nowra athletes kicked off the Track and Field season in Canberra on Saturday 10th September when they competed in the High Noon No 4 series at Woden Athletics Track. In the girls 10-13 years 60m, Evie Binney clocked 9.33 whilst in the men’s 14-15 years event, Tahj Webb was 2nd in 7.97. …
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Cross country winners announced
Nowra Athletics Club Winter cross country season has drawn to a close and the winners of each distance were announced at the Presentation on Saturday August 26th. Hayley Astin-Briggs took out the 1km event after completing 13 rounds. Ashleigh Astin-Briggs was the winner of the 2km event whilst Joshua Astin-Briggs was 2nd and Malachy Martin …
Nowra athletes perform well at 2023 Australian Cross Country Championships
2023 Australian Cross Country Championships took place at Stromlo Forest in Canberra on Saturday 26th August. Nowra was represented by 5 athletes. Nicholas McGill topped off a fantastic Winter season of running with 18th place in the men’s Under 16 4km event in a great time of 13:10. What a great run! Emily McLaren, always …
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Billy Jean Park sees the final round of cross country
The final round of the 2023 Winter cross country points competition took place on Saturday 19th August at Billy Jean Park. There were just 2 competitors in the 2km event with Winter Bell crossing in front of Malachy Martin. The 3km event was contested by 10 athletes and won by Hamish Mclaren in 14:08. Toby …
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Round 16 of Cross Country at Huskisson
There were small numbers at Huskisson on Saturday 12th August for the 2nd last round of Winter Cross Country Competition. In the 1km event 7-year-old runner Hayley Astin-Briggs completed the distance in 9:45. The 2km event was won by Malachy Martin in 12:54 followed by Ashleigh Astin-Briggs in 14:25 and then Joshua Astin-Briggs in 15:03. …
2 medals at NSW Road Relays
NSW Road Relays were held on Sunday 6th August at The Crest in Bass Hill. Nowra sent just 2 teams but both teams did themselves and the club proud and managed to bring home medals in the process. The U16 girls team finished 3rd for the bronze medal in a time of 31:39. Emily McLaren …